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§4551 Day for Paying Salaries of the House of Representatives
Title 2 › CHAPTER 45 — CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER II — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › Part B — Administration › § 4551
Summary
Pay House salaries on the month's last day; if it's a weekend or legal holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer pays them on the prior weekday.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §4551
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The usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month, except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 60d–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 116(c), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573, provided that: “This section [enacting this section and repealing section 60d, 60e, and 60e–1 of this title] and the
Amendments
made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 2001].”
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 4551
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102